The All Japan Transport and General Workers' Union (, Unyuippan) was a

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

representing workers in the transport sector in Japan. The union was established in 1946 as the National Trade Union of Automobile Transport Workers (Zenjiun), with a focus on truck drivers, and was affiliated with the

General Council of Trade Unions of Japan A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. Ma ...

(Sohyo). By 1958, it had 12,655 members. It became Unyuippan in 1977, and by 1985 its membership had grown to 16,267. In 1989, Sohyo merged with the new

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, but Unyuippan instead opted to join the new

National Confederation of Trade Unions The , commonly known in Japanese as , is a national trade union center. Founding and history Zenroren was founded on November 21, 1989. Party affiliation Zenroren is not affiliated to any political party, but is generally aligned with the Japan ...

. In 1999, it merged with the

Construction and Rural and General Workers' Union The All-Japan Day Workers' Union (, Zennichijiro) was a trade union representing construction workers on daily contracts in Japan. The union was founded in 1947 and was a founding affiliate of the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan. It ini ...

and the

All Japan National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union The All Japan National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union (, Zendōrō) was a trade union representing railway workers in Japan. The union's origins lay in the National Railway Locomotive Engineers' Union (Dōrō). In 1973, Dōrō's leadership ...

, to form the All Japan Construction, Transport and General Workers' Union.{{cite web , title=建交労とは , url=http://www.kenkourou.or.jp/about , website=Kenkourou , access-date=10 January 2022

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